IMPACT OF ON-THE-JOB SHOCKS, PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND AFFECTIVE COMMITMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS: EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN

Abstract

Purpose The present study investigates the impact of on-the-job shocks, perceived organizational support and affective commitment on organizational embeddedness. Methodology and design The data has been collected from the employees of different SME’s in Karachi, Pakistan. A fivepoint Likert scale questionnaire has been used as the data collection technique. The regression analysis conducted in this research as the conceptual framework includes multiple independent variables and a single dependent variable. Moreover, the study included recent literature, i.e., from the years 2018-2021. Findings The study found a strong positive relationship between on-the-job shocks and organizational embeddedness. Also, the study found that there is a strong positive relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational embeddedness. Moreover, the study identified that there is a strong positive linkage between affective commitment and organizational embeddedness. Limitations Due to a lack of financial resources, the study was limited to collecting responses from Karachibased SME’s, rendering generalizability hard. Furthermore, to evaluate correlations between the constructs, this study focused on cross-sectional data. Similarly, only SME’s workers were surveyed in this study. Recommendations Considering all the factors, the study has suggested that not all the shocks are negative i.e. it is not necessary that the affect the employees in a negative manner but they can be used as a challenge that can help in growth. Moreover, an organization should support their employees financially and emotionally to make them stay committed to the organization